handbuild
/ˈhændˌbɪld/
verb
- To build or construct something using only the hands, without the use of machines or tools (especially in pottery).
- In her ceramics class, she learned to handbuild a small bowl from coils of clay.
- The artist prefers to handbuild all of her sculptures rather than use a potter's wheel.
- He decided to handbuild a birdhouse using only his hands and simple natural materials.